John 7:48

John 7:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
• New International Version (NIV)“Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?

Context of John 7:48

46“Never has anyone spoken like this man,” the guards answered. 47The Pharisees responded, “You haven’t been led astray also, have you? Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him? 49No, but this mob that doesn’t know the Torah—they are cursed!” 50Nicodemus, the one who had come to Yeshua before and was one of them, said to them,

John 7:48 word by word

μή τις ἐκ τῶν ἀρχόντων ἐπίστευσεν εἰς αὐτὸν ἢ ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·μήmē · notG3361
• Haveπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the rulersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the rulersἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
• orἤē · orG2228
• the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 7:48

• John 7:26Look, He speaks openly and they’re saying nothing to Him. Can it be that the leaders know He is the Messiah?
• John 12:42Nevertheless many, even among the leaders, put their trust in Him. But because of the Pharisees, they were not confessing Yeshua, so they would not be thrown out of the synagogue;
• Jeremiah 5:4Then I said: These are only the poor. They are foolish. For they do not know the way of Adonai, the ordinance of their God.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Yeshua said in response, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and discerning and revealed them to infants.
• Acts 6:7The word of God kept on spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem greatly multiplied; even a great number of the kohanim were becoming obedient to the faith.
• 1 Corinthians 1:20Where is the wise one? Where is the Torah scholar? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
• 1 Corinthians 2:8None of the rulers of this age understood it—for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Commentaries on John 7:48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48Have any of the rulers - believed on him? - Very few. But is this a proof that he is not of God? No, truly. If he were of the world, the world would love its own. The religion of Christ has been in general rejected by the rulers of this world. A life of mortification, self-denial, and humility, does not comport with the views of those who will have their portion in this life. It has ever been a mark of the truth of God that the great, the mighty, and the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-53Verses 40-53 The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometimes the staying of it cannot be accounted for. Never any man spake with that wisdom, and power, and grace, that convincing clearness, and that sweetness, wherewith Christ spake. Alas, that many, who are for a time restrained, and who speak highly of the word of Jesus, speedily lose their convictions, and go on in their sins! People are foolishly swayed by outward motives in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45-52The story ends with Jewish leaders feeling frustrated and the people being divided over their opinion of Jesus (compare 7:25–27, 31–32). officers returned: See 7:32.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-4944-49. would have taken him; but, &c.--(See on Joh 7:30).Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:48

• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees

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Commentaries on John 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings